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It was such a success last year, attracting more than 100,000 people to various events in and around L.A. Live, that organizers have planned a second series of events leading up to the annual BET Awards, June 29 at Nokia Theatre.

As before, when Beyoncé tied the launch of her Mrs. Carter Show to the opening of the inaugural BET Experience, Staples Center will host three packed bills showcasing different facets of modern urban-soul.

The first night, June 27, will be the most lushly romantic, thanks to turns from Maxwell, Jill Scott and Marsha Ambrosius. Saturday night is still set aside for hip-hop, so June 28 will feature A$AP Rocky, Rick Ross, K. Michelle and more. And the final installment, June 29, boasts an appearance from Mary J. Blige, along with Trey Songz, Jennifer Hudson and Tamar Braxton.

Per-show price is $59.50-$149.50, with three-day packages available from $199 to $399. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 14, at 10 a.m. Here's where you can find more information and details on after-parties, meet-and-greets, “106 & Park” tapings.

After turning up at radio festivals north and south of L.A., the group has finally announced local dates, Nov. 6-7 at the Hollywood Palladium, but with a twist: to commemorate the 10th anniversary of its self-titled fifth album, Blink will play all 14 tracks of that disc, plus more hits. Tickets, $49.50, go on sale Friday, Oct. 25, at 10 a.m.

Armin Van Buuren: The Dutch trance master, who this year ranked second on DJ Magazine’s Top 100 DJs poll, may wind up the first electronic dance music (or EDM) star to play the newly renovated Forum in Inglewood, as his Armin Only: Intense World Tour arrives at the arena May 9. Tickets, $39.50-$99.50, are on sale Monday at 10 a.m.

Ennio Morricone: The celebrated film-composing legend, best known for his scores to Sergio Leone’s classic Westerns, tried once before to give his first-ever Los Angeles performance at the Hollywood Bowl in October 2009 but canceled just days ahead of his arrival. Hopefully this time he will make it here, as the Italian maestro, who turns 85 next month, has planned another attempt, March 20 at the smaller Nokia Theatre. Tickets, $59.75-$350, become available Friday at 10 a.m.

September 15th, 2009, 12:37 am by BEN WENER, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

Haven't made any plans for All Hallow's Eve yet, have you?

Good, because one of the best dead man's parties that doesn't involve Phish was just announced: Rob Zombie with Nekromantix, Halloween night at the Hollywood Palladium.

Zombie, one of heavy rock's most unique figures -- who this decade has also become one of the most prolific and highly regarded (and grisly) of horror-film directors -- is turning his attention back to his music career three years after his last album, Educated Horses.

Since then, his best flick, The Devil's Rejects, has become a cult favorite, and his box-office clout has risen dramatically with the success of his re-envisioning of the gruesome Michael Myers saga in Halloweenand the new Halloween II. (He also recently brought his very adult comic book The Haunted World of El Superbeasto to life in his first animated feature, just out on DVD.)

His fourth post-White Zombie effort -- Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool, a sequel of sorts to his solo debut, 1998's Hellbilly Deluxe: 13 Tales of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside the Spookshow International -- is set to drop Nov. 10.